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Palmer Performance Engineering, Inc. is the industry leader in vehicle diagnostic and communications software. Our products are used around the world by the vehicle manufacturers, independent repair shops, and home do-it-yourself'ers alike. Palmer Performance was one of the first companies to bring powerful diagnostics and data logging support to the general public and continues to lead the industry in diagnostic software performance, compatibility, coverage, and innovation.

Professional Diagnostics:
Gone are the days when you have to spend thousands of dollars on expensive tools that only work with vehicles from a single automaker. Our professional scan tool enables you to perform both simple and advanced diagnostic tasks without spending a fortune. Our products support enhanced diagnostics for many different vehicle types and generic diagnostics on all OBD-II compliant vehicles across the world.

Clear your Check Engine Light:
Don't waste your time and money going to a mechanic just to find out why your check-engine light is on. A mechanic will typically charge you $75 for this simple diagnostic procedure. Using our scan tools, you could do it at home at your convenience, without the frustration of going to the mechanic only to find out your gas cap was loose.

Emissions:
Is it time for your vehicle to get an emissions test? Most states now do their testing through the OBD-II port for '96 and newer vehicles. Our scan tools will allow you to check your emissions status before you go wait in line to pay for the test, so you can be confident that it will pass!

Latest News

April 23rd, 2008:	Software Build 768 has been released. This release adds zooming for DashXL dashboards, a PID search tool, and many other improvements and bug fixes.
March 13th, 2008:	Software Build 739 has been released. This release adds a couple new language translations and support for data logging all serial data from the PLX Devices iMFD Sensor Module.
February 19th, 2008:	Palmer Performance Engineering, Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with ScanTool.net, LLC to create the sophisticated, yet affordable, ElmScan 5 ScanXL scan tool. The product combines the rich feature set of the advanced ScanXL™ software with the quality and ease of use of the popular ElmScan 5 OBD-II interface, placing the power of enhanced diagnostics within reach of the home mechanic.
February 14th, 2008:	Announcing ScanXL™! ScanXL™ is our professional line of diagnostic scan tools. It gives you access not only to the powertrain systems, but also ABS, airbag, and other proprietary systems that would otherwise require expensive dealer tools to work with. If you are an existing PCMSCAN™ customer, we'll give you a free upgrade to ScanXL™ with the purchase of any manufacturer enhanced diagnostics add-on. Please contact sales@palmerperformance.com to upgrade. We'll be accepting orders soon!
February 13th, 2008:	PCMSCAN™ v2.4.2 has been released. DashCommand™ v1.0.3 has been released.
January 17th, 2008:	PCMSCAN™ v2.4.1 has been released. Fixed a small connection problem with ELM Bluetooth interfaces.
January 14th, 2008:	PCMSCAN™ v2.4.0 has been released. DashCommand™ v1.0.2 has been released. This release includes many performance and compatibility fixes and optimizations.
October 3rd, 2007:	Team PSA SPORT Taiwan Co. Ltd becomes our new distributor in Taiwan!
July 2nd, 2007:	Palmer Performance Engineering announces DashCommand™! DashCommand™ is a touch screen friendly software application that delivers high quality dashboards on any screen size.
June 29th, 2007:	PCMSCAN™ v2.3.0 has been released. This new release adds support for log file bookmarks and custom audible and bookmarked alerts.
May 24th, 2007:	PCMSCAN™ v2.2.1 has been released.
April 22nd, 2007:	PCMSCAN™ v2.2.0 has been released. Download it today and try it out!
April 20th, 2007:	Mari becomes our new distributor in Poland!
April 4th, 2007:	PCMSCAN™ v2.1.2 has been released. PCMSCAN now supports oxygen sensor test results. There is also a new plugin system so 3rd party developers can extend the scan tool functionality. OficinaPT has helped us add Portuguese language support to PCMSCAN.

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